The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-27

manners. together with his active exertions
at all times to make guests of the house COM
Portable, gave him high esteem with the trav-
cling public.
A correspondent at Kohala writes, in clos
ing business letter: The opinion ex-
pressed by several when L. S. Thompson
went over to Hamakua that he would sail
from Hilo in the Lurline, and not be seen in
these parts again, has been confirmed"
A meeting of the Board of Education was
held on Wednesday. Among other busin ess
transacted was the appointment of Mr.. w.
G. Needham and Mrs. Needham to the charge
of the Reformatory School, the appoin TIM ent
to take effect from the first of November.
1.-The Paradise of the Pacific is the
name OF a projected monthly journal for
gratuitous distribution, to be devoted to
the diffusion of knowledge OF climate and
scenery of the Hawaiian Islands. of especial
interest to tourists, and for the development
of Island industries"
The Honolulu correspondent of the San
Francisco Chronicle lies about the report of
the Hayselden trial that was printed some
time ago In the GAZETTE. The original of
the GAZETTE report is on the Police Court
1NtNpAus NLEtlt tll4 ItSptCbdD1G Cll1Ltl CAL
verify it whenever he pleases.
Some of the boys on King street
Thursday were entertained with a free
circus. The troupe consisted of a couple of
Jolly British tars performing on horseback.
Ole rode off in approved style. but the other
was last seen streaking it down town with
both arms round the horses neck.
Yagrancy is said to have reached the ex-
tent of nuisance in Honolulu. There are
good many Jail birds and bad eggs"
knocking about, whom it would be good
stroke to put in a boat and set ahoat. The
police are cognizant of their presence, and
Officer Hopkins is on the warpath after
them.
The government was engaged Tuesday in
examining one of the legacies bequeathed
by their predecessors. About thousand
passports are out from the old Board of I'M
migration to Chinese. Yesterday the prob
lem was to ascertain whether the holders of
passports were the identical persons for
whom they were issued.
Pacific Hose Co. No. / met on Monday
week in their hall, King street. Assistant
foreman Mcdonald presided. The resigna
ton of Mr.. George Grazier, End assistant
foreman, was received and accepted. Five
candidates were put III nomination to fill the
vacancy. MIR. W. H. Mclean received the
required two thirds vote and was declared
elected.
News was received yesterday by Rev. A. o.
Forbes, Secretary of the Hawaiian Board of
Missions, of the death of Rev. A. A. Sturgis,
at Oakland, CAL, on the 4th inst. Mr.. Stur-
gis had been one of the American Boards
Missionaries at Ponape, Micronesia, for
some 80 years. Deceased passed through
Honolulu on his way to America about two
years ago.
At an early hour Friday morning Judge
Dayton's horse and buggy, reported in that
days issue rs run away with, were recoy
cred and the hero of the escapade in the
person of Harry Foster, q ship carpenter,
was arrested. The charge entered against
him was malicious injury and, owing to the
Police Justice being an interested party, the
case was RENTED to Judge of the Supreme
Court.
George Sherrer. apprentice, and Edward
Harmon, ordinary seaman, of the q. S. S.
Vandalia, took French leaven from one of
the vessels boats, at the landing Thursday
evening. Description lists of the missing
tars were quickly forwarded to Marshal
Kaulukou, and Officer Tell was detailed to
hunt the men up. The officer visited the
theatre and captured the ruuaways, securing
thereby a reward of forty dollars offered for
their arrest.
Mr.. J. E. Bush, ex-Minister Plenipoten-
tiary of Hawaii at Samoa, did not return on
the Kaimiloa. He Was looking out for the
Premiership under King MalietOa, but since
the Kaimiloa left, 1t seems, that monarch
has been depOsed by the German naval auth
critics and his rival Matasese enthroued in
his stead. The American and British Con-
suls advised submission until their Govern
ments have time to deal with this new turn
in Samoan affairs.
The authorities are now engaged in work
ing out scheme for the better restriction
of Chinese immigration. The rule by which
% Chinese were allowed TO land without
passports will be abolished. Means of iden-
LITIGATION will be adopted in which photo
graphy will come in as an important factor.
1t is the purpose OF the Government to re-
duce Chinese immigration henceforth to a
minimum, which will be done in good
earnest, not only by proclaiming rules and
regulations, but also by enforcing them.
The Inspector General of Schools has in
vented very convenient style of book for
the issuance of teachers certificates and
also for preserving a record of the results of
each successful candidates examination.
The license is torn off 2 stub, Is numbered
and contains on the back a record of the
marks made by the holder in the several
branches of examination. The stubs con-
tain the numbers, and also the record of ex-
animation marks, so that if the holder of a
certificate loses his credentials, he can be
easily supplied wAh a renewal, on applica-
ton.
Reports of the firing of guns or the explod
ing of bombs on Punchbowl Monday week
night caused some pilikia among citizens to
know what it was all about. Flashes were
followed by loud reports, but enquiries
made at quarters supposed to be reposi-
tories of information on all such matters
failed to elicit definite answers. Probably
some of the boys were celebrating Reform in
that way in lieu of the torchlight process
sion, or were saluting the band on Emma
Square. Later information was to the effect
that the flashes and reverberations emanated
from the mouths of cannon fired off in honor
of the great Reform victory.
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